Suggestions for Moderator actions - Page 3

Mr. T · 10-05-2006, 06:37 PM

i wanna pot luck uZ moderaterz!

akaBruno · 10-05-2006, 07:09 PM

YourThrone · 10-05-2006, 09:16 PM

Jake · 10-08-2006, 01:38 AM

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Originally Posted by splansing

It's getting old watching the PC police jump in every single thread and start chiming in about what is or is not okay, what is or is not racist, who is or is not calling someone names. If you want to do something just lock someone's account for a couple of days if they're really getting out of line. At this point, there are so many moderators that at least one of them is bound to take exception with something somebody is saying on pretty much every single thread. There are too many moderators. This board is now a capitalist society with a vast beaurocracy, and all a terrorist has to do is come in here and make a few not-so-subtle racist comments, and you've got 4 or five threads going on for 4 or 5 days, discussions of which part of which comment was the most racist, what will or will not be allowed, blah blah blah.

The terrorists are winning. The forum is losing.

Exactly, precisely dead on target. Ever see a basketball or football game where the officials get foul-crazed and won't let the players play? A really bad poster can wreck a forum, but so can a rule-obsessed bunch of moderators - people will just go elsewhere.

davideyoung · 10-08-2006, 06:53 AM

Most of the time, if an infraction or warning is issued, more than one complaint has already been received by the moderating team. None of us have time to read every post on the board, and we don't go around trying to look for rulebreakers. We like participating in the discussions, just like everyone else, and an ideal day means no complaints and nothing we have to take time out to deal with.

The rules were set by the administration to make this a safe and stimulating debate invironment. When members insult other members directly, it creates anger and resentment, and starts fights and distracts from debates. This is a debate forum, not a schoolyard bully playhouse.

Dr.Knuckles · 10-08-2006, 09:14 AM

Pot luck at my house Mr. T. All polihotwire members welcome. Bring a date and a tasty dish (or is that redundant).

BTW I live in Japan.

I know the warnings probably look random but they aren't. People have to get a few complaints or be on the line a few times before they get an infraction. Warning isn't an infraction as I understand it. And an in-thread warning isn't a real warning.

Mr. T · 10-08-2006, 09:24 PM

i gettin my ticketz to japan right now from william shatner, fool!

The Time · 11-07-2006, 03:27 PM

you know... I think you guys should be on more, and have more fun discussing boring yet exiting stuff. This is our government here! =)

michaelr · 01-12-2007, 03:19 PM

Well Said, Cudos to you and the staff!

Vortex · 01-12-2007, 06:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by davideyoung

Most of the time, if an infraction or warning is issued, more than one complaint has already been received by the moderating team. None of us have time to read every post on the board, and we don't go around trying to look for rulebreakers. We like participating in the discussions, just like everyone else, and an ideal day means no complaints and nothing we have to take time out to deal with.

The rules were set by the administration to make this a safe and stimulating debate invironment. When members insult other members directly, it creates anger and resentment, and starts fights and distracts from debates. This is a debate forum, not a schoolyard bully playhouse.

And that is why I like this board. Thanks to the mods and admins.